mallevare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin manum (hand) + levāre (raise). Compare manlevare.

Verb

mallevàre (first-person singular present mallèvo, first-person singular past historic mallevài, past participle mallevàto, auxiliary (intransitive) avére or (transitive) èssere)

  1. (ambitransitive, law) to guarantee
    Synonym: garantire
  2. (ambitransitive) to sponsor

Conjugation

Further reading

  • mallevare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana